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This is a continuation of the different direction of the Crossing Jordan Crossover. This one is when the Centre captures James and thinks that he is Jarod.
Crossing Jordan
Different direction part 2
By: 24
James slipped out of the hospital as he saw a man that looked like him walk into his sisters room. He had just gotten out the door when a black car screeched to a stop in front of him. The men and woman got out and pointed guns at him.
“Who are you? Are you cops? I didn’t mean to kill that person when I was 16. He was trying to kill me and I killed him. My mother gave me the gun to protect myself.”
“What?”
“I didn’t mean to kill that person, but my mom gave me a gun to protect myself.”
“Jarod what are you babbling about?”
“My name is James Horton, not Jarod. I saw a man that looked like me going into my sisters room.”
“You have a sister?”
“Yes, her name is Jordan. We were separated before she was born. My stepfather gave me away to this couple that had lost a son. That is why my name is James because that was their dead sons name.”
“Jarod are you okay?”
“Who are you?”
“My name is Sydney and I used to take care of you.”
“Look I don’t know who you are. All I know is that my name is James, not Jarod.”
“Stop it lab rat. I’m sick of your games now get in.”
“I’m not Jarod. Why don’t you believe me?”
“Because we don’t now get in wonder boy.”
****
Blue Cove Delaware
The Centre.
James was thrown into a cell and wondered if this is where Jarod was kept. He didn’t get the chance to ask because they quickly left. He paced his tiny quarters wondering when they would get it that they got the wrong man. Yes, he did look like the one that they were chasing, but that was it.
Two hours later the door opened and a guard as he called them came in, grabbed him, led him out the door and into the sim lab.
“Now Jarod. I want to do a couple of tests to see if you lost any of your pretending ability.”
“What is a pretender?”
“That is what you are.”
“No, I’m not.”
Sydney ignored that and explained. “A pretender is a genius who can become anyone they want to be.”
“That is not I. I have never been classified as a genius.”
“Yes, you have Jarod. That is why the Centre took you from your parents and brought you here. So that we could mold your gifts.”
“You stole Jarod from his parents. That was almost the same thing that happened to me.”
“Jarod why do you keep on insisting that you are James.”
“Because that’s who I am. I am not Jarod.”
*****
That night.
Parker’s house.
The telephone rang waking its occupant. A slim arm reached out to grab the phone and held it up to her ear.
“What?”
“Why hello Miss Parker.”
“Jarod how did you get out this time?”
“What do you mean?”
“We just captured you today and your gone already.”
“You didn’t capture me. I would remember if you did or not.”
Miss Parker thought about what James was saying about not being Jarod. “James.”
“Excuse me.”
“The man we caught looked like you, but he said his name is James.”
“I’ll talk to you later, Miss Parker.” Jarod said as he hung up.
*****
Sydney’s house
“This is Sydney.”
“You have James? Did you make him do tests already?”
“Jarod how did you get out?”
“You never captured me you captured a man named James.”
“What?”
“Go to the Centre tomorrow. You will see that James is still there and I’ll call you.”
“Okay.”
He shook his head as he hung up and went back to sleep.
****
The Centre
Blue Cove, Delaware.
Sydney and Miss Parker walked into the building and then to James’s cell. “How did you call us?”
“I didn’t call you. How could I when I’m in here?”
Suddenly Miss Parker’s cell phone rang. “What?”
“So am I right? James is still there right and here I am still talking to you.”
“Jarod.”
“Of course.”
“So who is James?”
“That I don’t know, but I’m going to find out.”
****
A couple of days later.
Jarod slipped into The Centre undetected and made his way to James’s cell. James was lying down on a mattress that was thrown on the ground.
“Well, at least that’s better than what I got when I was last here.”
James quickly got up and stared at his double.
“Jarod.”
“Yes. I’m here to get you out.” He said as he started to get his tools out of his backpack.
“Come on lets go.” Jarod said as he held the door open for his double.
They crawled to the surface and quickly made it to the car that was waiting. As they drove away James looked at Jarod.
“No wonder they thought I was you.”
“Yes.”
“Were you really stolen from your parents because you’re a pretender?”
“Yes. I don’t know how old I was or how old I am now.”
“I’m sorry Jarod.”
“Not your fault.”
“Am I related to you?”
“No you are not.”
“Then why do I look like you?”
“Well I heard a saying once. Everyone has a double, so I guess you are mine.”
“Oh.”
Jarod drove James to an airport and put him on a plane “Goodbye James. It was interesting to have someone look like me that wasn’t my clone.”
“You have a clone?”
“Yes.”
“How old is he?”
“He should be about 17 or so now.”
“Well, I better go they are calling my row.”
“Goodbye.”
“Goodbye Jarod and thank you for getting me out.”
“You’re welcome.”
When everyone was on he stayed at the window watching the plane taxi away to wait in line for its turn. He then turned and walked out of the airport and back to his car.
This is a continuation of the different direction of the Crossing Jordan Crossover. This one is when the Centre captures James and thinks that he is Jarod.
Crossing Jordan
Different direction part 2
By: 24
James slipped out of the hospital as he saw a man that looked like him walk into his sisters room. He had just gotten out the door when a black car screeched to a stop in front of him. The men and woman got out and pointed guns at him.
“Who are you? Are you cops? I didn’t mean to kill that person when I was 16. He was trying to kill me and I killed him. My mother gave me the gun to protect myself.”
“What?”
“I didn’t mean to kill that person, but my mom gave me a gun to protect myself.”
“Jarod what are you babbling about?”
“My name is James Horton, not Jarod. I saw a man that looked like me going into my sisters room.”
“You have a sister?”
“Yes, her name is Jordan. We were separated before she was born. My stepfather gave me away to this couple that had lost a son. That is why my name is James because that was their dead sons name.”
“Jarod are you okay?”
“Who are you?”
“My name is Sydney and I used to take care of you.”
“Look I don’t know who you are. All I know is that my name is James, not Jarod.”
“Stop it lab rat. I’m sick of your games now get in.”
“I’m not Jarod. Why don’t you believe me?”
“Because we don’t now get in wonder boy.”
****
Blue Cove Delaware
The Centre.
James was thrown into a cell and wondered if this is where Jarod was kept. He didn’t get the chance to ask because they quickly left. He paced his tiny quarters wondering when they would get it that they got the wrong man. Yes, he did look like the one that they were chasing, but that was it.
Two hours later the door opened and a guard as he called them came in, grabbed him, led him out the door and into the sim lab.
“Now Jarod. I want to do a couple of tests to see if you lost any of your pretending ability.”
“What is a pretender?”
“That is what you are.”
“No, I’m not.”
Sydney ignored that and explained. “A pretender is a genius who can become anyone they want to be.”
“That is not I. I have never been classified as a genius.”
“Yes, you have Jarod. That is why the Centre took you from your parents and brought you here. So that we could mold your gifts.”
“You stole Jarod from his parents. That was almost the same thing that happened to me.”
“Jarod why do you keep on insisting that you are James.”
“Because that’s who I am. I am not Jarod.”
*****
That night.
Parker’s house.
The telephone rang waking its occupant. A slim arm reached out to grab the phone and held it up to her ear.
“What?”
“Why hello Miss Parker.”
“Jarod how did you get out this time?”
“What do you mean?”
“We just captured you today and your gone already.”
“You didn’t capture me. I would remember if you did or not.”
Miss Parker thought about what James was saying about not being Jarod. “James.”
“Excuse me.”
“The man we caught looked like you, but he said his name is James.”
“I’ll talk to you later, Miss Parker.” Jarod said as he hung up.
*****
Sydney’s house
“This is Sydney.”
“You have James? Did you make him do tests already?”
“Jarod how did you get out?”
“You never captured me you captured a man named James.”
“What?”
“Go to the Centre tomorrow. You will see that James is still there and I’ll call you.”
“Okay.”
He shook his head as he hung up and went back to sleep.
****
The Centre
Blue Cove, Delaware.
Sydney and Miss Parker walked into the building and then to James’s cell. “How did you call us?”
“I didn’t call you. How could I when I’m in here?”
Suddenly Miss Parker’s cell phone rang. “What?”
“So am I right? James is still there right and here I am still talking to you.”
“Jarod.”
“Of course.”
“So who is James?”
“That I don’t know, but I’m going to find out.”
****
A couple of days later.
Jarod slipped into The Centre undetected and made his way to James’s cell. James was lying down on a mattress that was thrown on the ground.
“Well, at least that’s better than what I got when I was last here.”
James quickly got up and stared at his double.
“Jarod.”
“Yes. I’m here to get you out.” He said as he started to get his tools out of his backpack.
“Come on lets go.” Jarod said as he held the door open for his double.
They crawled to the surface and quickly made it to the car that was waiting. As they drove away James looked at Jarod.
“No wonder they thought I was you.”
“Yes.”
“Were you really stolen from your parents because you’re a pretender?”
“Yes. I don’t know how old I was or how old I am now.”
“I’m sorry Jarod.”
“Not your fault.”
“Am I related to you?”
“No you are not.”
“Then why do I look like you?”
“Well I heard a saying once. Everyone has a double, so I guess you are mine.”
“Oh.”
Jarod drove James to an airport and put him on a plane “Goodbye James. It was interesting to have someone look like me that wasn’t my clone.”
“You have a clone?”
“Yes.”
“How old is he?”
“He should be about 17 or so now.”
“Well, I better go they are calling my row.”
“Goodbye.”
“Goodbye Jarod and thank you for getting me out.”
“You’re welcome.”
When everyone was on he stayed at the window watching the plane taxi away to wait in line for its turn. He then turned and walked out of the airport and back to his car.
